Recut
How to turn a video into a GIF
Attach the clip and ask Recut to "make it a GIF". It converts the video on your device, 480 pixels wide at 12 frames a second unless you give another width or frame rate.
Turn the first 4 seconds of this into a GIF, 600 pixels wide.
Step by step
- Attach the clipAdd the video to a Recut project.
- Trim it if neededGIFs get large quickly, so keep them short. Ask for the part you want in the same message.
- Say the sizeGive a width in pixels and a frame rate if the defaults don't suit.
- Run itThe conversion runs on your device with ffmpeg, with no model cost.
What Recut does
A GIF stores every frame as a picture with a limited set of colours, so files grow fast with size, length and frame rate. Recut's defaults of 480 pixels wide and 12 frames a second keep a few seconds of video small enough to share, while still moving smoothly enough for a reaction or a demo.
The same convert step can turn the clip into a WebM or MP4 instead, which are far smaller for the same quality where the place you post supports them.
Ask for a GIF in the same message as a trim and Recut plans both steps in order: first the cut, then the conversion, so only the part you want becomes a GIF.
Tips
- Screen recordings make clear GIFs; busy camera footage looks grainier because of the colour limit.
- Add a logo in the same plan if the GIF will travel without context.
What it doesn't do
- GIFs have no sound.
- Very long or large GIFs may be too big for some sites; shorten the clip or lower the width.
Try it on your own video
Recut runs in your browser, on Mac, Windows and Android. Start free, attach a file and say what you want.
Open Recut in your browserRelated guides
- How to trim the start or end of a videoTell Recut the times to keep, or say "cut before the first words", and it trims the video on your device in seconds, with no upload to an editor.
- How to extract the audio from a video (MP3 or WAV)Ask Recut to save a video's sound as an MP3 or WAV. It runs on your device with ffmpeg, free of model costs, and keeps the original video.
- How to save a frame from a video as an imageAsk Recut for the frame at any second, or the first, middle or last frame, and it saves it as a full-quality PNG or a smaller JPG.